tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post1149078479109949054..comments2024-03-28T19:27:59.772+00:00Comments on A K Haart: A solemn pledge to abstain from truthA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-28217615900962170062021-03-08T11:37:44.845+00:002021-03-08T11:37:44.845+00:00Sam - yes we are more subtle and more effective to...Sam - yes we are more subtle and more effective too. People volunteer to take the pledge as they always have, but the voluntary nature of it makes it far more effective. If people renounce the pledge it will become less effective and maybe that could happen at least to some degree.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-35866411873742514032021-03-07T20:08:17.697+00:002021-03-07T20:08:17.697+00:00I'm sure there is still a similar pledge taken...I'm sure there is still a similar pledge taken by anyone who writes for the Guardian, the BBC, or who provides Government statements. It's just we are more subtle about these things today. More a matter of agreeing with someone for a few conversations, or dropping the right references into a discussion or interview presentation. Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.com